Terry Ballou ran in the New Hampshire Senior Games for the first time on Sunday, Aug. 19.
“I ran three events and set three NH W50 records: 2:35 in the 800, 66.1 in the 400, and 10 minutes later 5:51 in the 1500,” she said.
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